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Andy Burnham is set to hit the decks, with a DJ set confirmed on Ancoats restaurant and bar Ramona. The Mayor of Greater Manchester will be pitching up with his box of seven-inches on August 3.

Naman Ramachandran Popular shows “Squid Game,” “Succession,” “Sex Education” and “Landscapers” are among the nominees at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s annual TV awards, which will take place as an in-person event on Aug. 25.“Sherlock” producer Sue Vertue serves as this year’s jury President and stand-up comedian and writer Sophie Duker as awards host.Nominees in the acting categories include Jodie Comer in “Help,” Lesley Manville in “I Am Maria,” Letitia Wright in “I Am Danielle,” Maxine Peake in “Anne,” Sharlene Whyte in “Stephen” and Stephen Graham in “Time.”BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix have the most nominations. Channel of the Year nominees are BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK representation scene was all abuzz about the next steps of respected former Troika co-founders Michael Duff and Conor McCaughan after they left their long-time agency back in 2020. We’re now getting more clarity on their next steps.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake (The Village) is set to star as renowned Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in the timely Cannes market package Mother Russia.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBritBox, the ITV and the BBC’s streaming service, is set to roll out across the Nordics with a raft of original programming on April 28. BritBox International will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, and will include BritBox Originals, exclusive new series, as well as TV classics.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentShooting is underway on “Woken,” a psychological thriller set on a remote island in the North Sea starring Erin Kellyman (“Solo: A Star Wars Story”) and Maxine Peake (“Funny Cow”).The pic is being directed by first-time Irish director Alan Friel who previously worked with Peake on his prize-winning 2017 short “Cake.”Cameras are rolling in Fanore Beach, Ireland, on “Woken,” which is being lead-produced by Ireland’s Fantastic Films. Fantastic has partnered on the pic with Italy’s Propaganda, the Rome-based indie shingle that is ramping up production and moving into the genre pics space.“Woken,” which is also written by Friel, is set against a post-apocalyptic scenario in which the isle provides a safe haven from a pandemic that has decimated earth.

Shameless had a devoted legion of fans when it first debuted on Channel 4 in 2003 and quickly became a household name in British comedy.

Key and Peele‘s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are reteaming as part of the cast of Wendell & Wild, a new animated film that Oscar nominee Henry Selick (Coraline) is directing for Netflix, which will also star Lyric Ross (This Is Us), Angela Bassett (Black Panther), James Hong (Kung Fu Panda), Tamara Smart (A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting), Natalie Martinez (The Twilight Zone), Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves), Gabrielle Dennis (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Igal Naor (300: Rise of an Empire), David Harewood (Tulip Fever), Maxine Peake (Black Mirror), Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever), Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction).

EXCLUSIVE: Four former Troika reps have launched London-based B-Side Management and B-Side Production with an impressive client list including Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Jenna Coleman (Victoria), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame), Keeley Hawes (Line Of Duty), Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Joe Cole (Gangs Of London) and Barry Keoghan (Eternals).

Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson is set to voice an audiobook version of Alan Moore’s first novel, Voice Of The Fire.The singer will narrate two stories from the 1996 book – Chapter 3: In The Drowings, Chapter 10: The Sun Looks Pale Upon the Wall – alongside a cast including the actors Mark Gatiss, Maxine Peake and Toby Jones.Williamson portrays an ancient fisherman in his first reading, before taking on the role of poet John Clare in his second.Released next Thursday (May 20) to mark to

The Harvey Weinstein abuse scandal saw the rise of the #MeToo movement and worldwide discussions about how women are treated in professional environments.

The BBC has unveiled a slate of eight drama series, including the latest projects from the writing teams behind The Salisbury Poisonings and Humans, and a Maxine Peake series about sexual politics in the modern workplace.

direct to your inboxBosses at Manchester's People's History Museum are calling for urgent support to secure its future.Like many institutions, the pandemic has hit the museum hard.Stars such as Sir Ian McKellen, Julie Hesmondalgh and Maxine Peake are among those to have pledged their support.Bosses need to raise £25,000.During video messages for the campaign, former Coronation Street star Hesmondhalgh said it was her 'favourite museum', highlighting 'ordinary people and our struggles'.Sir Ian

Joy Division and New Order is launching later this month.Transmissions The Definitive Story will track the band’s origins, up to the release of their 1983 single ‘Blue Monday’, and will be narrated by Maxine Peake.Launching on October 29, the podcast will feature interviews with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Peter Hook alongside famous fans including Bono, Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher, Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood and more.Listen to the trailer for the new

Vanessa Redgrave has called on businesses and entrepreneurs to come to the aid of the U.K.'s arts sector, which is facing major financial challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Oscar winner and BAFTA Fellow was joined by Maxine Peake (Black Mirror, Peterloo), comic and campaigner Lenny Henry and theater director Trevor Nunn at a public appeal to save arts jobs held outside London's National Theatre on Tuesday night.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has deleted the tweet which led to her being sacked from the shadow cabinet.Last week, the Salford and Eccles MP shared an interview with actress Maxine Peake which Labour leader Keir Starmer said included 'an anti-semitic conspiracy theory'.Ms Long-Bailey was asked to step down from her post and has since been replaced by Stretford and Urmston MP Kate Green.In a statement released after losing her position, she said her re-tweet was 'in no way' an intention to endorse every

Stretford and Urmston MP Kate Green has been appointed shadow education secretary after Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked from the post.The Salford MP was removed from Labour's front bench for sharing a controversial interview with Salford actor Maxine Peake.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the newspaper interview 'contained an anti-semitic conspiracy theory'.He appointed Ms Green to the shadow cabinet on Saturday.In a statement, Ms Green said: "It’s a privilege to have been asked to serve as

contained an 'antisemitic conspiracy theory'.Now the actress has responded to the storm that has ensued following the interview and the MP's sacking, saying that she 'finds racism and anti-Semitism abhorrent'.During the interview, Maxine Peake claimed that police in America who knelt on George Floyd's neck had learned the tactic from 'seminars with Israeli secret services'.Ms Peake also said that Labour supporters who didn't back Jeremy Corbyn should 'hang their heads in shame'.Mrs Long-Bailey,

Funny Cow, biographical play The Nico Project, Black Mirror and now Fanny Lye Deliver’d – a survivor’s story set against the English Civil War – often tries to use her parts as a platform for telling a broader story about issues she is passionate about.

MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked as shadow education secretary.A spokesman for Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement the Labour leader has asked the Salford and Eccles MP to step down from the shadow cabinet.He said an article she shared on social media today, a newspaper interview with Salford actress Maxine Peake, 'contained an anti-semitic conspiracy theory'.Ms Long-Bailey, writing on Twitter after the news was confirmed, said her re-tweet was 'in no way' an intention to endorse every

Maxine Peake has taken a swipe at actor Laurence Fox after he clashed with an audience member on Question Time.